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THE PREMIER AT BUNDABERG,

[BY BLEOTRIC TELEOKAPH.I

[rKOAI ouït SPECIAL REroniMt.l

BUNDVBKHO, Mai eli 22.

A DMUTATioA, iiumbcimg about twenty gentlemen, and consisting of membeisof the coipoiition and Clutrabei of Conimciee, and othci Icnling mhibitaiits, wnited upon Su Thomas Mllwiiith to diy and laid scicial local mattersbcfoie linn Mi J C AValkciaelio ciited the suive) of in extension of the Mount Pen) llulwa} is ncaily due west as possi ble instead of going to Gi}nddi, pointing out that the pioposed extension would foi mi mini ti unk line equidistant from the Noi thein and the Southern md West«n Kail na}«, ind that iftei eau ung tho line out 100 01 100 miles, w ith hi inches i idiiting iu dilfc lent diiictions, the Gol eminent would be enabled to got the Tiiiiscontinont.il Kulwii) made in the com se of twent) lens, bi giving about hilf the lind now isked foi theconstiuc ti on of the line The Pienuci in îepl), sud he would hive the pioposed western am icy mode is w eil as til it to tri) milli, although the îetisoiis m god by Mi Walkci would not lune the slightest effect m inducing lum to do so Long befoie twentv }eiis elapsed ho expected to see inlwi)s constiuctcd thionghout the length mel bieiidth of the colon) on the lind gi mt system In lepl) to a leqncst tint the mina} huelge wInch must soon be undo should be made aiaillble for oidinii} tnfhc, tilt Pienuci piomised to do w hit he tould as nicmbei foi tho distiict, to scenic this Ho ilao thought tint the exten sion of the Bun um line, being i mun const íailwi), should be is sti light us possible, ind conscqucntl) should not deviate but pass tlnougli Bunelabeig He would ilso stinel up foi the mteiests of the distntt in the niattci of getting nicieiscd îepic

sentation No suggestion had it pie sent boen made to divide the tlettoi ite and he w is m fivom rather of giving the district tin additional inembti Ht pioinistd Out if it could be shown tint the ti ung meats nude foi the suppl) of immigrants woic lnsutheieiit foi the leenuiciueuts of tht town he would give instructions b) w ne foi i lngei minibei tobo sent, but ho must be hist satisfied th it the mi nugi nits wonlil hi ibsoibed He would con suit tht Attoinc) (.«tumi as to the lopiest to establish a ciicmt couit at Bimdibtig, and piomised to look into the suggestion to enlugc the public school Hld innove it to a mou suitible site He would not pi omise to add a second stoi) to to the com thotist non being built, to be list I is an ininugi ition olhtc und foi other pin poses but lit woull see tint piopei accommodation w v> piovidcd He would lay before the Postmastet Gonn ii then leqncst foi an întiei-e m the stilf at the post and tclegiaph olhcn In answti to a question, the Pienuci saul it ins not his intuition to pubhtl) nddiess the elettois Ho will piobabl) lcait on Satttrilnv nioimtig foi Alomit Pen).

The binquet to the Pitmiei m theAittoiii Hull tonight was attended 1>) full) 1>0 pei sons intl w is pi onountcd to be the most sue cessful githtnug evti luid in IJuitdibiig I ho nui) n octupicl the thin, ind tht com pin) w is a thoioughl) lcpineutativi one Hie Cn in vi IN, in pioposingthc hcilth of "sn Thom is M'llwiaith ltfeued to the btiithts whielt hld been confuted upon the colon) b) the mill sei vite, wlnth enabled mu chants to get goods 1 indcd fiom England it Í HOs pel ton, whcieis it used to cost U> when the) weie sent na S) due) He ilso stiongl) tuhocited the Tiaiiscontiuent d li ulw iv

Sn THOM is M li wit mu who on using to lcspond, was leceived with piolonged and wann applause, expie ed "i it plei-mit it being sow muli lee ivcl b) his constituents He caine befoie them foin io ti s i"o is m un

tiled state-mun, md it til ei nts he thought the) would igice tint he li 11 fullille 1 ill the pi onuses ho had given it tint tune He spoke tit some length on the Division il lioudsAct, stating that ill its -until le«, uti. cou tamed m the Lot ti ( ov eminent \ct, but the kittel being too cumbil mt, i lnpp) thought was suggested bv l lite collci0ue, who was then Postmistu Conti ii, md to whom he gave eicn cudit tint it should be put into simplei lui"ui"e altpttd lo the inajout) of the people md the (..oveminent hail ictod upon the suggest ii n with ¡,ieat sutccss I his lind "it itl) assistt 1 to do uw ti with the ide i-indulgid in bv mun) Insults losidents of the mctiopolis--that Hush mc w is Qucensl md, mil iNo to do aw t) w lth tht aboiuui iblc s) stem of log i oiling w huh had nhill)s led to so much toiiiiption Hie loues Stints mill sei uee, w luth tu util Sj peí icnt of oui letton, was not onl) a {,001 thin,, in itself, but it issiittd ti nil bv indutuin competition Hie Pienuti a" tin spol e at ton sideiablc length on the Ti uiscontitient ti Had wa) piojcct îsothiti" could be done foi the colony which he as i business min was so thoioujil) sitishcd with as tin«- He was speikmg to nidi who had "îveii him then confidence, which he believed he still pns«essed, und he told them th it he did not believe an) community in the colonv wut so ninth m teie«,tul m thesuccess of tht land "i nits)stem of tonstiacting îailw i)s as the) weie lu oidii to bccomii till a commuait) must piodiice moi e than the) icquucd foi theinsclvts One "icit stciet of the piescnt prospent) of this distuttwas that the) had sold quantities of coin and feed foi boises woikuig on the mil wav, which had been mado with bon owed mono) But tlioi must i use something to bo sold outside the colon) in oidei to become wealth} lins diatuct was eleni) mteiested in inlwa) piogieis He knew the colon) fml) well in all puts, and thoy had tiacta of cotmti) on which the) could settle ntl) of the peoples'of Bui ope, but the) must haï o the conn tr) developed b) i allua} s He aigucd at length in fin oin of the land gi ont scheme as the onl) one b) which this could bo seemed, dwelling upon the impossibility of doing it bj bon owed money, mid stitnig thnt although ho was quite willing to take a ¿4,000,000 loan if he could get it he knew that capitalists would not give it Ho die« tlie special attention of the peoplo of Queensland to the twelfth clauso of tho agi cement mado with Mi Kimber, which seemed the Government against any neccssitj foi bu)ing bick tho lailway, M hilo thtj might iirttiall) take possession and woik it themselves without paying mi)thing foi it The compan), while piepartd to make tho line at a possible loss would not woik it at a loss, and must be ni a position to give up the line if desirable, forfeiting the amount paid foi its consti notion Tho Premier insisted

upon the îecipioeal aiiaiigeinent bj which the Goici liment would take oiei tho line undor tho twelfth clause of tho agi cement He admitted the bcnotit ninth Bnsbano would dei ii o fiom the liinscontincntal line, foi no cit) could bo at the end of 1200 miles of lauwa) mid not beagitatotie Bnsbano might in an) event be ii gi cat cit) thnt) )eiis líente, but lu nanttd to makt it so in ten )eais Ho had rando au agi cement in which ho was piepaied to stake his pohticil lcputtition and tho next ton )tais of his political life in oidei to obtain a lauwa) actoss the continent in exchange foi

lund that was of no use to tis

Repl) ing to the toast of " Tho Piulinmont of Queensland, tho Pienuci mentioned tho In jin) that had boen dono to this colon) by having a foi uga tounti) neal us whence cummals mif,ht at am time hind on oin shoies, and stated that, influenced b) this and othci i casons, the Government had communicated with tho Homo Government, asking then authoilt} to tako ] osscssion of Ne« Guinea Pending anj stops which might bo taken b) tho Impeual attthoi Ities, the Go eminent had given nistiuctions foi the coimti) to bo taken possession of in the meantime on behalf of hoi Mujest} tho Queen lho Pi oniiei s speech w as i ecoiv ed w lth gi eat applause

A hugo numboi of otliet toasts followed, the compaii} not bi diking up until half past 11,

Till- Land o' Cakes Company, Launceston, had a crushing up to 10th March of 90 tons of quartz, tho yield from which was lOOoz, of amalgam.

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